3 killed, 49 injured in Egypt train collision

Two passenger trains collided with each other in Zagazig city northeast of Cairo which left at least three people dead and 49 others injured, Reuters reported quoting Egypt’s health ministry on Saturday (September 14).

Five of the injured are in unstable condition, the ministry added.

The injured were taken to hospitals and “rescue operations are ongoing,” the ministry said.

The railway authority said in a statement that one of the trains was heading from Zagazig to Ismailia, while the other was on its way from the city of Mansoura to Zagazig.

Egypt has been working for years to develop its ageing transportation network, modernise trains, and develop railway lines.